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Red Yeast Rice Plus

by Weider · tablet or pill · 240 tablets

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 96502 50472 5
  • DSLD label 276671
  • Serving 2 tablets
  • 120 servings

Red Yeast Rice Plus by Weider lists 4 ingredients, 4 with an amount per serving of 2 tablets, such as 30 mg of calcium, 1,200 mg of red yeast rice, 850 mg of plant phytosterols and 1 mg of microalgae. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on November 22, 2022.

What is in Red Yeast Rice Plus?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 2 tablets. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Red Yeast Rice Plus: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 276671, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calciumas Calcium Carbonate30 mg2%Calcium in Red Yeast Rice Plus against 17,831 products30 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 50 mg to 252 mg, the median 115 mg.DV 1,300 mgUL 2,500 mg30 mg

84% of 17,831 products listing calcium give more (median 115 mg). Per day at the most servings: 60 mg.

Red Yeast Rice1,200 mgRed Yeast Rice in Red Yeast Rice Plus against 295 products1,200 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 600 mg to 1,200 mg, the median 600 mg.1,200 mg

Higher than 58% of 295 products listing red yeast rice (median 600 mg). Per day at the most servings: 2,400 mg.

Plant Phytosterols850 mgPhytosterols in Red Yeast Rice Plus against 440 products850 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 100 mg to 667 mg, the median 400 mg.850 mg

Higher than 86% of 440 products listing phytosterols (median 400 mg). Per day at the most servings: 1,700 mg.

Microalgae1 mg

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 276671 (entered November 22, 2022), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD or its label image (PDF). Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records 2 servings a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Red Yeast Rice Plus's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Adults, take two (2) tablets twice daily with a meal. Do not exceed four (4) tablets in a 24-hour period.
Warnings
Contains: Soy
Warning: Consult your physician before taking if you are pregnant, lactating, taking prescription medications (especially those intended to lower cholesterol), or you have an existing medical condition like elevated cholesterol.
CA Residents Proposition 65 Warning: This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause birth defects and other reproductive harm. Discontinue use and consult your physician if any adverse reactions occur.
Keep out of reach of children.
Do not use this product if you have liver disease.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Lactose free Gluten free Sodium free No FD&C synthetic dyes
Storage
Store in a cool, dry place with lid tightly closed.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 276671.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Microcrystalline Cellulose, Silicon Dioxide, Croscarmellose Sodium, Magnesium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Hypromellose, Polydextrose, Riboflavin color, Carmine color, Talc, Medium Chain Triglycerides.

How many labels does Red Yeast Rice Plus have?

3 labels are on file under this name since March 23, 2018: other sizes, label designs and reformulations. The current one leads this page.

  1. Label 276671 (current) Entered November 22, 2022 · on the market · 240 tablets · UPC 7 96502 50472 5
  2. Label 240204 Entered November 21, 2020 · off the market March 7, 2022 · 240 tablets
  3. Label 174316 Entered March 23, 2018 · off the market October 1, 2018 · 180 tablets · UPC 7 96502 50367 4

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Weider Global Nutrition (manufacturer). All Weider products.

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